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DENISE MCKERN

Hampton East

Summary

Reliable and highly motivated Provisional Psychologist with experience supporting individuals across the lifespan. Passionate about early childhood intervention and fostering hope through compassionate, evidence-based care. Committed to recovery-oriented and neurodiversity-affirming approaches that enhance wellbeing and celebrate individual strengths. Proven ability to build rapport, conduct assessments, and deliver interventions in collaboration with families, educators, and multidisciplinary teams.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Mental Health Support Worker

Conscious Care Support
10.2020 - Current
  • Providing one-on-one service delivery and/or group facilitation, supporting consumers to make their own decisions through a recovery-oriented approach
  • Collaborating closely with treatment team and families to appropriately coordinate client care services
  • Co-creating participant treatment plans based on assessments and goals
  • Enhance and devise treatment strategies to promote continued progress
  • Referring participants to external resources for additional support
  • Encourage participants to express feelings and discuss happenings in life to help client develop insight into themselves and relationships
  • Monitor, evaluate and record participant progress with respect to treatment goals
  • Monitoring self-harm and suicide ideation, liaising with crisis assessment services when necessary.

School Provisional Psychologist

St Bernadettes Primary School
04.2024 - 11.2024
  • Conducted individual and group therapy sessions for diverse student populations.
  • Developed and implemented behavioural intervention plans tailored to student needs.
  • Collaborated with educators to support mental health initiatives within the school community.
  • Assessed students' psychological and emotional well-being through standardized tests and observations.
  • Established partnerships with parents to promote holistic support for students' mental health needs.
  • Conducted thorough psychological assessments using various testing methods to provide accurate diagnoses and inform treatment strategies.

Case Manager - Team Leader

Australian-Polish Community Services
02.2008 - 06.2017
  • Provided person-focused case management to older individuals, enabling them to live independently in their own homes
  • Provided supervision and leadership to a team of ten case managers and 40 support workers, including debriefing
  • Planned and conducted in-service training and team meetings to Melbourne and Geelong branches
  • Coordinated staff recruitment and induction
  • Conducted initial and regular psychosocial assessments to develop and implement individualized service plans for elderly clients
  • Conducted regular home visits to review and monitor care plans based on clients' needs and program requirements
  • Monitored and evaluated delivery of services to clients to maintain quality care
  • Performed annual performance reviews for case management team.

Youth Residential Support Worker

Wesley Youth Services
01.2006 - 01.2008
  • Provided support and mentoring to high-risk youth living in residential home settings
  • Supervised youth recreational activities and facilitated workshops surrounding self-development, education, and employment
  • Oversaw daily routines of youth in placement and delivered services related to basic human needs
  • Documented child progress, reporting extreme changes in behavior
  • Reported incidents that negatively affected child safety.

Education

Master of Professional Psychology - Psychology

Cairnmillar Institute
Hawthorn, VIC
11-2024

Bachelor of Science - Psychology Honours

University of Southern Queensland
Queensland
01-2022

Graduate Diploma - Psychology

Monash University
01-2020

Bachelor of Science - Science/Psychology

Victoria University
01.2001

Skills

  • Active listening and communication
  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • Reliable & trustworthy
  • Computer skills: Microsoft office
  • Rapport building
  • Critical thinking and problem solving

  • Crisis intervention
  • Building rapport
  • Progress monitoring
  • Patient advocacy
  • Patient support

Certification

Working with Children Check

LANGUAGES

Polish
Fluent

Hobbies and Interests

Scuba Diving, Reading, Meditation and Yoga, Travel and cultures

Timeline

School Provisional Psychologist

St Bernadettes Primary School
04.2024 - 11.2024

Mental Health Support Worker

Conscious Care Support
10.2020 - Current

Case Manager - Team Leader

Australian-Polish Community Services
02.2008 - 06.2017

Youth Residential Support Worker

Wesley Youth Services
01.2006 - 01.2008

Bachelor of Science - Science/Psychology

Victoria University

Master of Professional Psychology - Psychology

Cairnmillar Institute

Bachelor of Science - Psychology Honours

University of Southern Queensland

Graduate Diploma - Psychology

Monash University
DENISE MCKERN